with Sarah Fagan•Bookmaking classes for Kindergartners and First Graders at

Green Bean Books!

3:30-4:30pm, every other Thursday this winter starting January 6 limit four children per class (second class same day 2:20-3:20pm if enough demand!) $8.00 per child, per class. Hour long class includes a story and all materials to make and fill a different book structure each week.

Join us for one class or all six! Contact Jennifer at Green Bean to reserve a spot.503.954.2354 or stop by the Alberta Street store! •Class 1 • January 6Pop-Up BookA few cuts is all it takes! We’ll make an amazing pop up page and take home instructions to make more.Class 2 • January 20Spin That WheelThis book spread contains a wheel--or avolvelle, that spins. Three images you create on the wheel appear in a window as you spin it!Class 3 • February 3Lift-the-FlapWe’ll make dream houses with doors and windows that open to reveal whatever tickles our fancies. *** Find out how to bind the first three structures together into a book!Class 4 • February 17Rainy Day Idea CardsCreate flashcards with ideas of how to spend a rainy Portland afternoon, decorate with rubber stamps, and wrap in a raindrop-shaped pouch!Class 5 • March 3A Perfectly Normal Book (with Secret Pockets... shh!)This accordion book structure contains pockets for storing drawings, notes, and little treasures.Class 6 • March 17Feature Presentation (a Movie Theater Book)last image by Gwen Diehn For our grand winter finale, we’ll create a story that moves with the turn of a handle!Please call to reserve your spot (503-954-2354). Prepayment is required and we ask that if you need to cancel, please call 24 house in advance.From the instructor: I am former preschool teacher and recently completed a post-baccalaureate degree in Book Arts at Portland’s Oregon College of Art and Craft. With a background as a book artist as well as an educator, I strive to make my bookmaking classes as much about content as structure. Each structure is accompanied by a story, as well as time to make and fill the book. In the end, on top of strengthening an array of problem solving and fine-motor skills, each child has created both an original book and piece of art that gets him or her thinking outside the codex--and the frame. This concept is the basis for the academic field of book arts, and, I believe, a wonderful amalgam craft for any age group that fosters creativity, literacy and pride. I‘ve enjoyed the classes I’ve taught at Green Bean since the summer and look forward to more this winter! -Sarah Fagan, sarahfagan@yahoo.com Check out Green Bean Books on the web (and see what we made in past bookmaking classes): www.greenbeanbookspdx.com Green Bean Books 1600 NE Alberta Street Portland, Oregon 97211 503-954-2354www.greenbeanbookspdx.com

Green Bean Books is now providing excellent multicultural books for sale and display in the the Mercy Corps Action Center in Downtown Portland. If you haven't already been, go check out this unbelievably fascinating place! The Action Center offers multimedia exhibits which allow visitors to deepen their understanding of the underlying causes of poverty, oppression and human suffering around the globe with the hope that knowledge breeds action and change. It's also a great place for school field trips. Go see for yourself!http://www.actioncenter.org/about

Local, award winning author Eric Kimmel has written another magical holiday book!Come and listen to Eric Kimmel read his wonderful new book, The Spider’s Gift: A Ukrainian Christmas Story, on Saturday, December 18th at 2:00pm at Green Bean Books.After the reading, kids will get to make a spider web holiday ornament for free! Call to sign-up: 503-954-2354.